Comp Platform Product Owner/BA

Product Manager - HCM Compensation & Rewards

Our client, a leading global consulting firm, is partnering with a major financial services organization to develop and enhance an in-house HCM compensation and rewards platform. They are seeking an experienced Product Manager to own product direction, priorities, and delivery.

This is a business- and product-focused role, not a software development or platform configuration position. The ideal candidate brings strong HR/HCM and compensation experience, product ownership expertise, and the ability to translate complex business requirements into actionable product capabilities.

Position Details

• Contract: Initial 6-month engagement with strong potential for extension
• Schedule: 40 hours per week
• Location: Hybrid; 4 days onsite per week in Manhattan
• Start: Targeting September 2026, subject to onboarding
• Pay: Up to $105/hr W2 or $120/hr C2C
• Background Requirements: Credit check required
• Travel: Local candidates strongly preferred

Key Responsibilities

• Own product strategy, priorities, roadmaps, and backlogs for an HCM compensation and rewards platform.
• Translate HR and compensation needs into clear product requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Lead product discovery, requirements definition, prioritization, and backlog management.
• Partner with HR, compensation, technology, project management, and other stakeholders to align business needs and product delivery.
• Work closely with Agile delivery teams throughout planning, development, testing, and implementation.
• Facilitate product discussions, backlog refinement, sprint ceremonies, demos, and other Agile activities.
• Manage competing priorities, dependencies, risks, and stakeholder expectations.
• Support business testing and validation of new product capabilities.
• Use Jira or similar tools to manage requirements, user stories, defects, priorities, and backlog activity.
• Communicate product decisions, progress, risks, and priorities to senior stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities to improve compensation processes, data flows, user experience, and overall product capabilities.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Product Management, Product Ownership, Business Analysis, HCM transformation, or a related discipline.
• Strong HR/HCM domain experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing products through an end-to-end development lifecycle.
• Experience with product discovery, requirements definition, prioritization, Agile planning, testing, and implementation.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to translate complex HR and business requirements into practical product solutions.
• Strong understanding of Agile product development methodologies.
• Experience with Jira or a comparable product development tool.
• Ability to work effectively within a complex, matrixed enterprise environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with compensation and rewards products or processes.
• Experience with custom platforms and enterprise HCM solutions.
• Experience with annual compensation, pay-cycle, or variable compensation processes.
• Experience with multiple compensation award types.
• Experience within financial services, banking, or another highly regulated industry.
• Experience supporting large-scale enterprise transformation initiatives.

Position Details

• Contract: Initial 6-month engagement with strong potential for extension
• Schedule: 40 hours per week
• Location: Hybrid; 4 days onsite per week in Manhattan
• Start: Targeting September 2026, subject to onboarding
• Pay: Up to $105/hr W2 or $120/hr C2C
• Background Requirements: Credit check required
• Travel: Local candidates strongly preferred

Why This Opportunity

• Work with a leading global consulting organization on a complex enterprise transformation initiative.
• Gain exposure to highly technical and business-critical projects within a major financial services environment.
• Build experience across HCM, compensation, product management, and enterprise technology.
• Opportunity for continued consulting engagements based on performance and project needs.
• Add experience with a globally recognized consulting organization to your professional portfolio.

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